Does "fruit" get singular or plural verb form? [duplicate]
Which one is correct?
There are no low-hanging fruit.
Or
There is no low-hanging fruit.
Or are both correct? If both are correct, is one of them more preferable?
The plural of fruit can also be fruits (Merriam-Webster) when used in a countable way.
So, there are two sentence variations that would both be fine:
There are no low-hanging fruits.
There is no low-hanging fruit.
I suspect that most people would also not have a problem with the informal use of there are no low-hanging fruit.
Which you use is a matter of personal choice.
"There are no low-hanging fruits" implies different varieties of fruits. Eg, a mango, an orange, a pawpaw and an apple in the basket are fruits. "There are no low-hanging fruit" means more than fruit of the same kind. Eg, Mangoes in the basket are fruit. "There is no low-hanging fruit" means one fruit of the same kind. Eg, a mango in the basket is the fruit. So, they are all correct to use depending on the circumstances.